Education Advisor

Claudia Diaz

Claudia is the founder and visionary behind the Montessori British School (MBS), a prestigious, highly regarded, and most important schools in Colombia. She is also an innovator for a state-of-the-art academic curriculum that goes beyond academic content. Claudia is a whole plant-based eater who understands the importance of nutrition in action. She actively develops programs aimed at improving student’s eating habits through education. Claudia earned a professional degree in Architecture from Universidad Javeriana, a Master’s in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Master’s in Education from the University of Alabama, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Kellogg’s Business Executive Program.

She was also part of the Singularity Program that takes place in Silicon Valley for Exponential Technology; she has enrolled in culinary courses at “El Gato Dumas”; has studied Sustainable Agriculture at the National Gourmet Institute of New York, and high definition photography and filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. She is a certified Coach from the ICT (International Coaching Community), and was admitted for a Fellowship at Columbia University for the Klingenstein Heads Program. Claudia is also the recipient of one of the country’s most prestigious awards, the “La Cruz José Acevedo y Gomez,” given to outstanding human beings that contribute to the development of society in a meaningful way.

Global Ambassador

Torre Washington

Torre Washington is a professional bodybuilder, National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Coach, sprinter, and animal lover. From a young age, he became fascinated by the human body and began sculpting his own body with a dumbbell and a bench.

Torre has won numerous bodybuilding awards, including from Musclemania Pro, the Arnold Classic, the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation, IFPA PRO, the National Physique Committee, and SNBF. In 2013, he won 1st Place at the Musclemania Universe Open Bodybuilding Competition.

Advisor

Evelisse Capo, Pharm D.

Dr. Capó is a certified instructor for PCRM’s Food for Life and CHIP (Complete Heath Improvement) programs. Dr. Capó collaborated with the GEICO Workplace Nutrition Study coordinated by the Washington Center for Clinical Research. She practices as a health and nutrition coach in her consulting practice The Food Pharmacy located in Sarasota, FL. Dr. Capó also practices as an Instructor and Spanish Outreach Coordinator for the T. Colin Campbell for Nutrition Studies. She has been able to accomplish these endeavors with the love and support of her husband and four plant-strong children.

Global Ambassador

Xiomara Xibillé

Yoga teacher with training in Raja Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and Soul Flow. Certified as a trainer in Ayurveda and Integrative Health at the California College of Ayurveda. Certified in Plant-based Nutrition and Detoxification at The School of Plant Nutrition’s, Fred Busch. Certified Therapist in Raw Food from the Ann Wigmore Institute of Natural Health.

Author of the book Estar Bien, wellness practices for a life in balance, of the Grijalbo Vital stamp from Editorial Penguin Random House. Columnist of Integral Wellbeing for Consciousness Magazine, European digital magazine. Producer and director of the radio program Estar Bien con Xiomy on Radio Online Colombia. Presenter and producer of Estar Bien program in TV format with Telepacifico.

Advisor

Antonio Soler, MD.

Dr. Antonio Soler is a general practitioner with more than 10 years of clinical experience in General Medicine and Urgent Care, Occupational Medicine and Plant-based Medicine and Nutrition. He completed his Doctorate in Medicine at the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. He is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States and is an active member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Today he is an active doctor at True North Health Center, and after helping in the healing of hundreds of patients, he is totally committed and dedicated to helping his patients improve and recover in the most effective way that exists according to scientific evidence.

WFPB.ORG Latin America

Adriana Cortés de Waterman, MD.

Adriana Cortés de Waterman, MD., MIPH, has a medical degree from Javeriana University in Colombia and holds a Master in International Public Health (honors) from the University of Sydney in Australia. After working in medical research in the University of Sydney managing epidemiological projects, she found her real passion in nutrition when she faced and helped successfully to revert the degenerative arthritis with Sjögren syndrome that her mother was diagnosed with. Adriana is working to bring the whole food, plant-based message to Spanish speakers around the world and she is the director of WFPB.ORG Latin America. She is the official Spanish translator to the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies website.

Sophia Deluz

Sophia Deluz is an animal rights activist and the New York City Grassroots Director of The Humane League, a top-rated charity. She plans events promoting veganism in the U.S. and Colombia and delivers speeches about factory farming and how to choose a compassionate diet.She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Media from New York University and currently lives in Manhattan with her companion cat, Timoteo.Follow her on Instagram here: @sophiadeluz

Chief Strategist

Michele Lastella

Michele Lastella is a filmmaker and sustainability expert, co-author of Naked Food Magazine’s Master Plants Cookbook. He is the founder of Sustainable Media, a multimedia company focused on uncovering information through investigative research. Michele is a Reiki Master and a producer of biodynamic wine and olives. Michele is working to bring the whole food, plant-based message to Italian speakers and is the director of WFPB.ORG Europe. He is a graduate from the National Academy Of Dramatic Art in Italy, a theater and film writer, and a professor at the New York Film Academy.

Diana Esguerra, MD.

Diana Inés Esguerra, MD., is a surgeon from the National University of Colombia, specialized in Emergency and Intensive Care, as well as alternative therapies. She has dedicated herself to clinical practice with therapeutic success for more than 20 years, having as fundamental basis whole food, plant-based nutrition for the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases. Dr. Esguerra is an expert in the practice of traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, and quantum medicine, among others. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Vegetarian Society and of the Association of Medical Researchers in Alternative Therapies (ASMIT).

Founder and President

Margarita Restrepo

Margarita is the founder and editor-in-chief of the award-winning plant-based nutrition magazine, Naked Food. She is a recipe developer, Naked Food Chef, author of the Naked Food Cookbook, and co-author of the Master Plants cookbook. Margarita is a visionary, altruist, and activist for humanity and planet Earth. She envisioned WFPB.ORG in 2013, as part of her plan of action to change the status-quo. Her goal is to join together human and environmental health into a self-sustainable approach to living. Margarita holds a double major in Design and Marketing and is certified in plant-based nutrition.